Hiring & Recruiting | The Best Way to Test a Job Candidate Go ahead. Ask another interview question. Or, instead, do this. Margaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur and author. Priya Advani: How Random Acts of Kindness Can Benefit Your Health My daughter and I were on our way back to our apartment when she suddenly slipped on wet concrete in the garage. She would be confined to a wheelchair and crutches for the next several weeks. A week before her fall, I had severely sprained my left shoulder. I wasn’t able to get her wheelchair into or out of my car without assistance. For weeks, I had to ask random people to help me. I was incredibly touched by how everyone was so helpful, without any hesitation. I know how happy I feel when I get the chance to help others, and by the display of kindness that I received, it seemed that others felt the same way. Research reveals that doing good deeds, or kind acts, can make socially-anxious people feel better. “People who engage in kind acts become happier over time,” says Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside. According to Dr. The moral of the story is to be kind and do kind acts for others. References:
How to organize your job hunt (MoneyWatch) Job hunting is a difficult task, but if you're not naturally inclined towards organization, it can make it all the more complicated. Fortunately, organizational experts exist and can help. I spoke with Deanne Kelleher, founder and president of kAos Group, a firm which specializes in organizing everything. Kelleher says that the first step in an organized job hunt is getting all your contacts into one location -- be it your Gmail account, a spreadsheet or something else. -- Attach a "category" to each name for easy sorting and retrieval -- Connect with each person on LinkedIn and join them on other social media feeds -- Include notes in each person's contact file regarding: Where you met, what you spoke about and what you sent them --Keep a keen ear for anything personal they might tell you, like their daughter is graduating or that they just got a new dog and add that information into the notes field of their file. © 2013 CBS Interactive Inc..
How to Conduct the Perfect Job Interview The stakes are simply too high for anything less. Here's your complete guide to interviewing the right way. Jeff Haden learned much of what he knows about business and technology as he worked his way up in the manufacturing industry. The Brainstorming Tweak: How to Boost Creativity in Groups Traditional brainstorming is inefficient but the process can be tweaked to produce more high quality ideas. For many years brainstorming has been a very popular way for groups to generate new ideas, especially in business. This is despite the fact that many studies have shown that groups actually produce fewer and less creative solutions than people working on their own. This was confusing: we are used to thinking that ‘many hands make light work’, and ‘two heads are better than one’. The research showed, though, that many hands and heads made people nervous, lazy and blocked (for a more in-depth discussion see: Brainstorming Reloaded). In fact people perform better on their own at coming up with new ideas than in a brainstorming group. This is highly perplexing. Now what’s emerging from the productivity research is that brainstorming is a good technique, but it needs a little tweaking. On top of this it solves some of the problems with face-to-face brainstorming.
Tips for the telephone interview You might think that the best thing about a telephone interview is that, like a radio presenter, you don't have to worry about how you look. But, an interview is still an interview even if you don't have to go to their offices. You need to be as prepared and well presented as you would be for a face to face interview. Initial interviews by telephone are more common than they used to be. Don't allow yourself to be caught on the hop. You should have some information from the prospective employer about the role and company. Smile when you talk on the telephone. In all other respects treat the interview as you would a one to one but remember that time tends to be limited for a phone interview. A phone interview is likely to feel less spontaneous and flexible than a one to one. This is the tricky thing about the telephone interview - you can't judge reactions in the same way as when you are face to face with an interviewer. Other things to bear in mind?
4 Interview Questions That Get to the Heart of a Candidate’s Potential Hiring new employees is an opportunity, but it’s also a huge risk. So perfecting your interviewing skills is critical. But what kind of interview questions are most effective at helping you find an employee with the right skills and experience, and the best fit for your company culture? The most successful interviews are based on facts, and these are usually best gleaned via the behavioral interview technique. As in life, actions and (in this case) past actions, speak louder than words. Some of the best recommendations I’ve seen for conducting fact-based, behavioral interviews (and we’re not talking psychoanalysis here) come from Jeff Haden, a bestselling business writer and contributor to Inc. 1. Interpersonal skills as well as ability to deal with conflict are critical in any small business. Look out for a candidate who blames the other person and takes no accountability for the conflict on themselves. 2. If you get no answer – consider it a warning sign! 3. 4. The Bottom Line
Women talk three times as much as men, says study By FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 13:39 28 November 2006 It is something one half of the population has long suspected - and the other half always vocally denied. In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man. Read more... • Heels on wheels as Paris takes Lindsay and Britney out for a spin • Women spend eight years of their life shopping • Transformed in 40 weeks, woman with a new face Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests. The book - written by a female psychiatrist - says that inherent differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men. In The Female Mind, Dr Luan Brizendine says women devote more brain cells to talking than men. The areas responsible for communication, emotion and memory are all pared back the unborn baby boy.
¤ Over 40? How to Sell Yourself at a Job Interview 1,541inShare Do you Know How to Turn Tough Interviewer Questions Into Knock Out Strengths? By:Bobby Edelman Once at the interview, you are going to be asked a lot of questions by your potential employer. They will ask about you in particular such as what your strengths and weaknesses are. You might want to prepare for answering questions by listing some of your attributes. Try to find some faults as well. For example, I’ve always been a very organized person – almost to the point of obsessiveness. Practice how you will answer possible questions in an interview. A great method is to rehearse in front of a video camera. When it comes down to it, isn't this the main point of the interview? Since the interviewer's job is to make sure that not only your skill, but your personality as well, is a good match, you must establish rapport with the person or persons interviewing you. Nothing is as awkward as offering your hand and having the gesture not returned by the other person.
How to Conduct Effective Job Interviews Once you've narrowed your stack of resumes down to 10 or so top candidates, it's time to start setting up interviews. If you dread this portion of the process, you're not alone. Fortunately, there are some ways to put both yourself and the candidates at ease -- and make sure you get all of the information you need to make a smart decision. Start by preparing a list of basic interview questions in advance. While you won't read off this list like a robot, having it in front of you will ensure you cover all the bases and also make sure you ask all the candidates the same questions. The initial few moments of an interview are the most crucial. Qualities to look for include good communication skills, a neat and clean appearance, and a friendly and enthusiastic manner. Put the interviewee at ease with a bit of small talk on neutral topics. Then move on to the heart of the interview. Open each area with a general open-ended question, such as "Tell me about your last job."
Business Communication for Success Introductory Exercises Define yourself in five words or less. Describe yourself in no less than twenty words and no more than fifty. What are you doing? What are you doing right now? What does the word “party” mean to you? When we ask the question, “What are you doing?” Cómo utilizar Linkedin para buscar trabajo | CazaTuTrabajo En el anterior artículo te enseñé una estrategia para buscar trabajo por Internet sin perder el tiempo. Esta estrategia se basa en utilizar redes sociales como Linkedin o jobandtalent, o incluso twitter (dedicaré otro artículo a Twitter). En este artículo te cuento cómo utilizar Linkedin para buscar trabajo. Linkedin es como el Google de la búsqueda de empleo. Más de 200 millones de profesionales tienen un perfil en Linkedin, incluyendo a los principales ejecutivos de grandes empresas, y a empresarios de éxito como Richard Branson, Bill Gates, o líderes de pensamiento como Guy Kawasaki, Tonny Robbins o Daniel Goleman. En este artículo te cuento porqué debes estar en Linkedin y cómo utilizarlo correctamente para buscar trabajo. ¿Porqué debes estar en Linkedin? Si lo que te he contado no te parece suficiente, aquí te enumero un listado de razones por las que deberías estar en Linkedin: ¿Te parecen suficientes motivos? Cómo utilizar Linkedin para buscar trabajo Crédito imagen: